The Suzuki Mighty Boy is a 2-seater, 2 door coupé utility from Suzuki, built from 1983 to 1988, in the age of turbocharging and the first electronic engine management. Under the bonnet: 543 .
Where it came from
The Suzuki Mighty Boy is an automobile produced by Japanese automaker Suzuki from 1983 to 1988. It was the only three-box pickup truck (or coupé utility) ever sold in the 550 cc era of the kei car class; most other kei trucks use a cab-over design.
It was classified as a commercial vehicle in Japan and Australia so as to benefit from lower taxes for such vehicles, but its utility was restricted by its unconventional design. While the Mighty Boy was not a runaway success and was never replaced in the Suzuki lineup, the car still has a dedicated following in Japan.
Under the skin
Power comes from 543 . It weighs 530-550 kg. It shifts through a 4-speed manual / 5-speed manual / 2-speed automatic. The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 2150 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Its family tree is legible: assembly was at Kosai Assembly Plant, Hamana-gun, Shizuoka, Japan. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Toyota 4Runner, the Honda Civic, the Peugeot 205 — show what else the money bought that year. Nearby in the Suzuki catalogue sit the Suzuki XL-7 and the Suzuki Landy.
What it costs now
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Suzuki Mighty Boy has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.